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This used to pique my excitement. Now I feel nothing.

Smart on the part of the Raptors... Calgary is an excellent choice.

Nice, too bad one of the games isn't in Calgary as well.

We'll take what we can get out here.

KRANG wrote:Nice, too bad one of the games isn't in Calgary as well.

We'll take what we can get out here.

Calgary has the population but it’s the sh*t box arena that’s the problem.

Why do they always gotta go all over the place for training camp, just stay in Toronto and the team be home

WiggOuts wrote:Why do they always gotta go all over the place for training camp, just stay in Toronto and the team be home

We’re the only NBA team in Canada and a lot of people all across Canada can’t come to a game to see the team in person. So they go all across Canada every year for training camp so the fans in those provinces and cities can at least get to see them in person for the Open Gym they usually have. We in Toronto get them for 41 games plus play-in/playoff games if we’re lucky. Let others across Canada have their chance. Also it’s great bonding bc most of the players don’t really know the city well or have never been so it almost forces the players to hang out together, not that Raptors need that bc from everything we hear about the team they are close and would hang out regardless.

another night game on the first game of preseason...come to MTL or sth, so we don't need to suffer

WiggOuts wrote:Why do they always gotta go all over the place for training camp, just stay in Toronto and the team be home

lots of teams do this(in almost every sport) have training camp away from home base. considered a bonding exercise among other things

GLF wrote:

WiggOuts wrote:Why do they always gotta go all over the place for training camp, just stay in Toronto and the team be home

We’re the only NBA team in Canada and a lot of people all across Canada can’t come to a game to see the team in person. So they go all across Canada every year for training camp so the fans in those provinces and cities can at least get to see them in person for the Open Gym they usually have. We in Toronto get them for 41 games plus play-in/playoff games if we’re lucky. Let others across Canada have their chance. Also it’s great bonding bc most of the players don’t really know the city well or have never been so it almost forces the players to hang out together, not that Raptors need that bc from everything we hear about the team they are close and would hang out regardless.

I understand this, its all a part of marketing them as "Canada's team". I dont expect them to stop altogether, but once in a while they should just keep it home primarily. These same bonding experiences can/should happen in their own yard aswell. Its training camp so there is a greater goal and that is to improve, creating that familiarity from the jump, especially for the younger guys is worth something.

A lot of teams do training camp like this so there is clearly an effectiveness to it, the isolation is probably key

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Did Ja'kobe really put on 24 pounds Compared to last year

HangTime wrote:Did Ja'kobe really put on 24 pounds Compared to last year

When I looked it up it said Ja’Kobe weighed in at 197.6 at the combine so based on the above measurements only gained about 6 pounds. I don’t know why ESPN has him at 180. Also most likely the above measurements aren’t up to date completely either. Who knows

Mamu being listed as a forward

GLF wrote:

HangTime wrote:Did Ja'kobe really put on 24 pounds Compared to last year

When I looked it up it said Ja’Kobe weighed in at 197.6 at the combine so based on the above measurements only gained about 6 pounds. I don’t know why ESPN has him at 180. Also most likely the above measurements aren’t up to date completely either. Who knows

nba.com is supposed to be the official measurements, and it says 180 for Walter. If he gained 24 pounds he's gonna be looking like Raymond Felton out there.

ATLTimekeeper wrote:

GLF wrote:

HangTime wrote:Did Ja'kobe really put on 24 pounds Compared to last year

When I looked it up it said Ja’Kobe weighed in at 197.6 at the combine so based on the above measurements only gained about 6 pounds. I don’t know why ESPN has him at 180. Also most likely the above measurements aren’t up to date completely either. Who knows

nba.com is supposed to be the official measurements, and it says 180 for Walter. If he gained 24 pounds he's gonna be looking like Raymond Felton out there.

Well that’s even more how I know the 180 is inaccurate because I’ve seen many pics of him this offseason and Raymond Felton he is not. He looks way more inline with a 6-10 pound weight gain at most

Where is nº4, Scottie Barnes in that list?